File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to ranching in British Columbia. Includes: "Heritage Seed Program" pamphlet by Canadian Organic Growers (1995); "The Grist Mill at Keremeos British Columbia" special events brochure (1991); and "Ranching and Grasslands" poster for the Royal British Columbia Museum speakers tour (May 1988).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to dairying and dairy farming in Prince George. Includes material on Harry Moffat; cattle in Mud River; Mr. Hewlett and Centralia Dairy (established in 1923); Interior Creamery, located at the corner of Brunswick and First Avenue; and pasteurization.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to historical agriculture in Prince George. Includes material on the Prince George Farmer's Institute; experimental plots surrounding Prince George; farming in areas surrounding Prince George including Pineview, Mud River, and Blackburn; ranching; gardening; and the Prince George Experimental Farm. Includes: "Moose in British Columbia, Canada" an educational pamphlet from the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the Department of Recreation and Conservation in British Columbia.
File consists of clippings, notes, reproductions, and letters relating to the Prince George Experimental Farm. Includes "District 'C' Farmer's Institute" letter correspondence between the director of development services and Marlene Schwartz (19 July 1999) and "RE: Century Farms Project" letter from Kent Sedgwick to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food (13 Sept. 1994). Also includes photographs depicting the experimental farm in Prince George, including the house on the property, a barn with a rainbow painted on the front, and the barn at multiple angles (Aug. 2001).
File consists of a bound typescript book titled "Land Settlement (A report by a C.S.T.A Committee)" produced by the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists in 1941.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to historical and contemporary natural resource surveys in British Columbia. Includes material on oil discovery, farming conditions, timber stands, the Alaskan Highway, and railway development. File predominantly consists of search results from the University of Northern British Columbia library, College of New Caledonia library, and Prince George Public Library regarding British Columbia's natural resource surveying.
File consists of clipping, notes, and reproductions relating to the Natural Resources Security Company, the company was responsible for a land-selling campaign, selling lots for the townsite to later be Central Fort George, which was owned and ran by George John Hammond in Fort George. Includes: "The sales campaign of George J. Hammond and the Natural Resources Security Company" typescript research essay by Anna Bumby (30 Apr. 1981); "Fort George and its tributary territory" photocopied article from British Columbia Magazine (1912); "Facts, what British Columbia offers you" reproduction of a pamphlet produced by the Natural Resources Security Company, Ltd. (1910); and reproduced excerpts from an unidentified pamphlet issued in 1912 by the Natural Resources Security Company, Ltd.
File consists of a 33 paged report on the history of the Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited as of August 20, 1959.
File consists of the "Feasibility Study of Nass River Valley Log Transport Systems," which includes:
- Present log transportation methods
- Factors affecting Nass Valley log transportation
- Recommended road improvement
- Recommended trucking methods and equipment
- Alternative transportation systems
- Comparison of system costs
- Cycle times and production estimates
- Estimated main-line trucking costs
- Alternative dumping sites
- Advantages of truck transport
- Other considerations
- Time schedule to carry out changes
- Alternative routes
- Appendices.
File consists of a document entitled "A Summary: History and Progress," which contains an overview of Columbia Cellulose Company's operations, ownership and financing, management staff, progress during 1968, three-year profit plan targets 1969-1971, and general information (magazine reprints, photographs, 1967 annual report, and 1968 interim reports).
File consists of:
- "Development Study - Northern Resources" by the Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited, September, 1963. This report includes: background information on the company and a contextual background of forestry in British Columbia; a description of resources and proposed facilities, which covers northern wood resources and requirements for future sulphite and sulphate mills; an economic study for new Kraft operations.
- 2 maps: one of British Columbia entitled "Status of Sustained-Yield Forestry Programme as at 31 December 1962" by the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources; the other of British Columbia Forest Service Forest: Surveys and Inventory Division, Key Map Showing: Maps published on scale 1 inch to 2 miles and summary zones of the provincial forest inventory by the Department of Lands and Forests (1957).
File consists of a folder containing documents describing Skeena Kraft Limited. Folder consists of:
- Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget--A Forest Products Giant
- Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited--A Corporate History
- Two World-Wide Sales Organizations to Market Skeena Kraft Pulp
- Skeena Kraft Limited Adopts Distinctive Housemark Symbol Adapted from Sun Totem, Kee-War-Kow, Family Crest of Sky People
- The Nass and Skeena Valleys--A New Economic Region Terrace and Prince Rupert are Hubs in Finance and Services
- MISSING: Twinriver Timber Limited: New Company Created to Administer Two Tree Farm Licence Areas
- The Forests Behind the Coast Range Produce Superior Pulp
- Efficient New Woodroom Highlights Skeena Mill
- Integrating Two Power Systems--A Marriage with Convenience One Power Group Serves Two Mills
- Pulping Group Features Flexible Bleaching Sequence and World's Largest Flakt Drier
- New Dams Create Huge Storage Area for Skeena Water Supply
- Advanced Process Control Techniques Employ Computers Extensively
- Skeena Kraft Mill Quality Control and Process Control Tune Mill to Produce Prime Quality Pulps
- Co-ordination and Administration of Construction and Design of Skeena Kraft Shared by H.A. Simons and Central Engineering of Columbia Cellulose
- Purchasing and Traffic Departments Buy and Move More than 25,000 Tons of Materials During Skeena Kraft Construction Co-ordinated Sea and Land Transport System Introduced
- Skeena Kraft--Hundreds of New Jobs Canada-Wide Recruiting Programme Attracts New Workers to Growing Nass-Skeena Region;
- Also includes 19 photographs; 12 technical drawings and diagrams; 2 maps;
- Promotional pamphlet "The Skeena Kraft Story."
File consists of Harry Gairns' speaking notes for his 18 Sept. 2009 banquet talk at the "Exploring Our Roots: Forest History in Our Communities Annual Conference of the Forest History Association of BC" at UNBC in Prince George, September 19, 2009. Gairns' speech was entitled "Prince George Forest History - The 50s and the 60s".
This photograph album consists of photographs of remote police barracks at Mile 47 and Mile 29; early settlements and/or mercantile stores at Tete Jaune Cache, McBride, Sand Creek, Fort George and South Fort George; Grand Trunk Pacific Railway forestry and railway camps; scows and paddlewheel conveyors on the Fraser River; automobiles; community leisure activities; as well as, images of the Bourchier family. The following South Fort George establishments are identifiable within these photographs: Empress Hotel, Ah Yee General Merchant, German Bakery, Northern Hotel, South Fort George Drug Store & Post Office, St. Michael’s Church, Prince George Hotel, Ford Monarch dealership, Astoria Hotel, and King George V Elementary School. Identified geographic locations featured in these photographs include: Tete Jaune, Upper Fraser, Mile 47, Mile 29, Fraser River, Mt. Robson, McBride, Sand Creek, Glacier Mountain, Moose River, Giscome Portage, Pott Falls, Red Deer River, Grand Canyon, Summit Lake, Canoe Pass, Connaught Hill, Nechako Bridge, and Island Cache.
Sin títuloFile consists of News Release regarding Major Shift in Forest Policy for British Columbia (September 15, 1987).
File consists of Briefing Notes for Hon. F.D. Wilson, Minister of Forests regarding Law Suits Over Timber Licences and Royalty (March 29, 2001).
File consists of correspondence from Overton W. Price to H.R. MacMillan, October 7, 1913.
File consists of correspondence from Overton W. Price to H.R. MacMillan, October 3, 1913 and includes copy of original letter and transcript.
Fire consists of a News Release regarding Timber Royalties, 1995.
File consists of Canada – U.S.A. Trade M.O.U. Correspondence, 1986.
File consists of a memorandum from T.M. Apsey, Deputy Minister, October 1, 1981.
File consists of correspondence from President Ronald Reagan to Senator Bob Packwood, May 8, 1986.
File consists of Correspondence from J.S. Stokes, Deputy Minister, 1974-1976, including correspondence, memorandum, newspaper clippings, cabinet submissions.
File consists of a memorandum to I.T. Cameron, Chief Forester from E. Knight, Forester re: Timber Licence Royalties, June 18,1973.
File consists of British Columbia Forest Service, "Comparative Value Timber Pricing," September 15, 1987.
File consists of a memorandum from E.L. Young, Chief Forester, September 11, 1974.
File consists of memorandum to Deputy Minister from I.T. Cameron, Chief Forester, June 13, 1973.
File consists of correspondence regarding “Temporary Tenures” from C. Cooper, Forest Counsel, June 28, 1973.
File consists of "Comments and policy decisions by the Forest Policy Advisory Committee on the Recommendations of the Pearse Royal Commission," May 16, 1978.
File consists of C.I.F. minutes and correspondence, 1964-1965.
File consists of C.I.F. - [Rocky Mountain] Regional Meeting minutes and correspondence, 1963-1964.
File consists of C.I.F. minutes from Annual General Meeting held on May 24, 1963.
File consists of C.I.F. reports and correspondence, 1962-1964.
File includes:
- C.I.F. Annual General Meeting 1959 program
- Canadian Institute of Forestry - Cariboo Section "Sustained Yield Does Note Exist in Central British Columbia" March 1962 and related correspondence.
File consists of C.I.F. - Cariboo Section financial statements, correspondence, and minutes, 1961-1962.
File consists of C.I.F. Cariboo Section membership information, 1961-1962.
File includes:
- "An Address" by L.A. Smithers to the Cariboo Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry, Prince George, BC November 10, 1961
- C.I.F. meetings minutes and related correspondence in 1960-1961
- Constitution and By-laws of the Cariboo Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and related correspondence
- member correspondence and mailing lists.
File includes:
- C.I.F. Annual General Meeting October 1959 Program
- member correspondence
- documents relating to C.I.F. 1960 meetings
- programs and information bulletins.
File consists of C.I.F. minutes and correspondence related to meetings in 1959-1960.
File includes:
- C.I.F. Cariboo Section meeting 1958 and 1959 minutes, correspondence, membership addresses, and notes
- C.I.F. Forest Management Committee 1958-59 correspondence and reports
- correspondence on miscellaneous C.I.F. business in 1958 and 1959.
File consists of documents related to the C.I.F. B.C. Sections general meetings of 1957 and 1958 including minutes, notes, reports, correspondence, presentations, 1956-1958.
File consists of C.I.F. minutes, correspondence, membership addresses, and annual reports, 1956-1957.
File consists of membership addresses and correspondence, 1956-1957.
File includes:
- "Report of the Committee of Procedure and Standards of Membership Qualifications" Canadian Institute of Forestry 1956
- "Report on the Committee of Membership Qualifications" Canadian Institute of Forestry 1955
- Minutes of the 48th Annual Meeting of the members of the Canadian Institute of Forestry (October 3 & 5, 1956) and related correspondence
- "Canadian Institute of Forestry Statement" 1956 read by W.A.E. Pepler
- "Forestry and Canadians" by Lowell Besley September 17, 1956
- "Where do Canadians Learn About their Forest Resources?" Canadian Institute of Forestry 1963
- "Institute Manual (draft)" prepared by Canadian Institute of Forestry Manual Committee 1955
- documents relating to Canadian Institute of Forestry Meeting October 6-10, 1963 in Halifax
- Minutes and documents relating to the 49th Annual meeting of the Members of the Canadian Institute of Forestry in Toronto Oct. 22 & 24, 1957.
File consists of C.I.F. treasurer's report, reports, correspondence, policy statement, and election statement, 1955-1956.
File includes:
- Minutes of the 48th Annual Meeting of the members of the Canadian Institute of Forestry (October 3 & 5, 1956) and related correspondence
- "Canadian Institute of Forestry Statement" 1956 read by W.A.E. Pepler
- "Forestry and Canadians" by Lowell Besley September 17, 1956
- correspondence too and from members of C.I.F.
- Minutes of Meeting Canadian Institute of Forestry (Cariboo Section) Jan. 21, 1956 and related correspondence
- other C.I.F. correspondence 1955-1956.
File consists of C.I.F. Secretary's miscellaneous file of correspondence and notes regarding annual reports, etc., 1955.
File consists of correspondence and proceedings re: a brief prepared by C.I.F. - Cariboo Section for Sloan Engineering (Commission), 1955.
File includes:
- Canadian Institute of Forestry British Columbia Sections "Recommendations on Forest Policy and Administration in British Columbia Prepared for Presentation to the Royal Commission on Forestry" 1955
- "Report to Royal Commission on Forests and Forestry" H.G. McWilliams, Forester, Reforestation Division, British Columbia Forest Service, 1955
- A Brief by the Cariboo Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry prepared for presentation to the Royal Commission on Forestry, 1955 (with annotations)
- "A Statement Prepared for Presentation to Chief Justice G. McG. Sloan, Royal Commission on Forestry" (Draft Copy) 1955
- Canadian Institute of Forestry British Columbia Sections "Recommendations on Forest Policy and Administration in British Columbia Prepared for Presentation to the Royal Commission on Forestry" 1955
- A Brief by the Cariboo Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry prepared for presentation to Chief Justice G. McG. Sloan, Royal Commission on Forestry. 1955 (two drafts with annotations)
- Okanagan Section Canadian Institute of Forestry "A Submission Concerning Forest Policy and Administration in British Columbia with Reference to Interior Conditions Generally and Kamloops Forest District in Particular" Prepared for Presentation to the Royal Commission on Forestry 1955
- "Preliminary outline of Brief to Royal Commission on Forestry presented by Cariboo Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry"
- related correspondence
- news clipping "Notice: Public Inquiries Act Royal Commission on Forestry" by F.G. Hart January 17, 1955.
File consists of C.I.F. section report and related correspondence, 1954-55.